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Sami Quadri

Air India crash probe focuses on plane's 'calm' captain who 'co-pilot accused of turning off fuel'

US officials believe the captain of the Air India jet that crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad last month may have been the one who cut off the aircraft’s fuel supply.

According to a US assessment of black box data, the first officer, who was piloting the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, questioned why the captain had moved switches to the cut-off position during the critical moments of take-off.

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